Friday, August 11, 2006

Sampoerna Foundation: MBA Scholarships in France & Singapore - 2007

Sampoerna Foundation was established in March 2001 and grants scholarships to outstanding Indonesians to continue their education in primary, secondary and tertiary levels.

In our Overseas MBA Program, Sampoerna Foundation sends scholars to study full-time at top business schools in the USA, Australia, UK, France and Singapore. The program is a mean to groom Indonesia's future business leaders, thus, upon completing the program, scholars are expected to return to Indonesia and transfer their knowledge to their fellow citizens.

How many scholarships are offered? Sampoerna Foundation provides a full scholarship to a maximum of 2 (two) outstanding young Indonesians to Singapore and 2 (two) to France.

1. Indonesian citizen 2. Hold a Bachelor degree in any discipline with a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.25 (on a 4.00 scale) 3. Under 35 years of age when lodging the application 4. Have a minimum of 2 year full-time professional work experience after completion of undergraduate degree when lodging the application

5. Have a valid proof of international TOEFL of 620 (for Singapore) and 600 (for France), which can be submitted after the applicants pass the Sampoerna Foundation's selection stages

6. Have a valid proof of GMAT test score above 600 with a verbal score of 25, which can be submitted after the applicants pass the Sampoerna Foundation's selection stages

7. Not currently enrolled in graduate/post-graduate program/school

8. Not enrolled or graduated from an overseas tertiary institution, unless it was on a full scholarship

9. Not receiving other equivalent award or scholarship offering similar or other benefits at the time of the award

** All applicants selected as Finalists for MBA France shall have to take language course in the appointed institution by SCAC and pass the DELF (Diplôme d´Études en Langue Française) Level 1 (A1, A2, A3, A4)

Timeline:

Stage

Description

Time Line

1

Application Deadline

31-Aug-06

2

Paper Selection

1st - 2nd Week of September

3

Announcement of Result

2nd week of September

4

Panel Interview

3rd Week of September

5

Psychology Profiling

6

Group discussion/Case Study

7

Outbound/Social Activity

8

Home Visit

4th Week of September

9

Announcement of FINALISTS

4th Week of September

10

University Admission Process

October onward

11

Social Activity (tentative)

Jan-07

12

WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT

May-07

This is a tentative schedule and subject to change without prior notice.